Bushing-remover



HARRY DANIEL LINDENMUTI-I, Q11 FLEMING, PENNSYLVANIA.

IBU SHIN G-REMOVER.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HARRY-D. LINDEN- MUrH, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Fleming, in the county of Center and State of Pennsylvania, have invented ,a new and useful Bushing-Remover, of

which the following is a specification.

It is the object of this invention vto pro vide a simple but efficient means whereby bushings may be removed from a tubular element, and, in particular, to provide means whereby a bushing may be driven out of a tubular element.

It is within the province of the disclo-. sure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With t-heabove and other objects in view, which will appear as the description'proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described, it being understood that, within the scope of What is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in longitudinal section, a

tubular. element wherewith has been assembled a bushing remover embodying the in vention, the remover appearing in eleva-' tion; Fig/2- is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the bushing remover.

The numeral 1 denotes a tubular element. Bushings 2 and 3 are inserted into the ends of the tubular element 1. The invention aims to provide a means whereby. such parts vided an expansible U-shaped spring 4 including arms 5 provided at their free ends with lateral projections 6. The projections Specification of Letters a.

Patented June 8, 1920.

Application filed July 19, 1919. Serial No! 312 5039;

through the bore of one'of the instance,the bushing ,3. p

The invention comprises, further, a

bushings, for

punch, denoted generally by the numeral 7,

and including a-body'having a reduced ex tension 9 defining shoulders 10. I

In' practical operation, thearms of the spring'4 are pressed together, and the free ends of the arms 5, carrying the projections 6, are inserted through the bushing which is to be removed. The arms 5 then are released, whe'reupon they willexpand, sothat the projections 6 overlap theinner end oi. the bushing 3. The punch 7 is then in serted through thebushing' 2, the extension 9 of the punch entering between the arms 5 and thejshoulders 10 engaging the extremities of the arms 5, the projections 6, or both of these elements. It is obvious that when the punch 7 is driven forwardly by a hammer blow, the spring 4 and its projections 6 will be advanced,ithe bushing 3 thus being driven out of the tubular element 1. The extension 9 of the punch T, being located between the free ends of the arms 5 of the spring 4, prevents the arms 5 and the projections 6 from springing toward ,each other, should the inner end of the bushnal diameters.

as the bushings 2 and 3 may be. remoyed readily from the tubular element 1.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is A bushing remover comprising a U- shaped spring provided with outwardly extended projections; and a punch including a body having a reduced extension defining In carrying out the invention there is-pr'o- 6 may be of any desired shape. They have been shown as being approximately semicircular in top plan, but this detail is not insisted upon. It is necessary, merely, that the projections 6 be small enough so that when the arms 5 of the spring 4 are pressed together, the projections may be inserted a shoulder, the extension being received within the spring, and the shoulder engaging one end of the spring.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own,- I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY DANIEL LINDEN MU'IH.

Witnesses:

. H. G. MUssnR,

G. A. KEATLEY. 

